Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La dirección de la Academia de las Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas publicó un comunicado en el que condenó las acciones de Will Smith, ganador del premio al Mejor Actor, luego de que el protagonista de “King Richard” irrumpiera en el escenario y abofeteara a Chris Rock en la ceremonia de los Oscar
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GREENVILLE, South Carolina – East Carolina star guard Tristen Newton, an El Paso native, officially entered the transfer portal on Monday. UTEP fans are already clammoring for the former Burges Mustang standout to return home. Newton is fresh off a campaign in which he finished third the American Athletic Conference in scoring (17.4ppg) and placed
Continue Reading By Ellie Kaufman, Oren Liebermann and Jennifer Hansler, CNN A number of lawmakers on Capitol Hill are growing increasingly frustrated with what they see as Israel’s lack of action in response to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. More than one month into the conflict, Israel’s Prime Minister has yet to openly condemn Russia, instead trying
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PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane says the team will retain Ryan Bates by matching the four-year qualifying offer the offensive lineman signed with the Chicago Bears last week. The Bills had five days to match the offer or lose Bates without compensation. The third-year player was a restricted free
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Making the quarterfinals at a tournament used to be no big deal for Naomi Osaka. It was only a shock if it didn’t happen. Things are a bit different now. The former world No. 1 has made it through to the quarterfinals at the
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By Barbara Starr, Ellie Kaufman and Oren Liebermann, CNN The Defense Department plans to accelerate production of Stinger anti-aircraft missiles and Javelin anti-tank missiles so it can refill its own depleted stocks as it continues to send the vital systems to Ukrainian forces fighting the Russian invasion, according to defense officials. Ukraine wants 500 Javelin
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By Caitlin Kaiser and Angela Fritz, CNN Scientists were shocked this month when a research station in Antarctica reported extraordinarily warm weather. The temperature at Concordia Research station atop Dome C on the Antarctic Plateau — typically known as the coldest place on Earth — surged to an astounding 11.3 degrees Fahrenheit (minus-11.5 Celsius) on
Continue Reading By JOHN FINERAN Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame and first-year coach Marcus Freeman are getting know each other. Offensive coordinator Tommy Rees returns on a staff that has eight new faces, including Freeman’s successor at defensive coordinator in Al Golden. There’s also a battle for the No. 1 quarterback spot as
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The Associated Press Stocks shook off a midday slump and closed higher on Wall Street, though energy companies ended in the red as crude oil prices fell sharply. Crude oil prices sank as China started to lock down Shanghai, its largest city and financial center, to conduct mass testing and control a growing outbreak of
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By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business The practical, financial and emotional difficulties of being a refugee are unfathomable. But for the millions of people who have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded, one obstacle may be somewhat easier to tackle in the coming months: Making a living. Businesses and organizations from all over are creating free online
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Plantronics, STAAR Surgical rise; Barclays, Citigroup fall.
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una estudiante de último año de secundaria de Georgia ha recibido cartas de admisión de 49 universidades y más de US$ 1 millón en ofertas de becas. Makenzie Thompson, de 18 años, originalmente no planeaba postularse a más de 50 universidades. Pero, después de asistir a ferias universitarias y recibir
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin running back Chez Mellusi says he has reached out to former Clemson teammate and current Green Bay Packers wide receiver Amari Rodgers for advice on recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Rodgers tore the ACL in his right knee in March 2019 but
Continue Reading CNN By Maegan Vazquez, Kevin Liptak and Alex Marquardt, CNN President Joe Biden reiterated on Monday that he was not announcing a change in US policy when he had said that Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power” — a remark that caught American and international officials off-guard, sending the White House into clean-up
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) — Se espera que Jared Kushner, yerno y exasesor principal del expresidente Donald Trump, comparezca esta semana ante la comisión selecta de la Cámara de Representantes que investiga la insurrección del 6 de enero de 2021 en el Capitolio de Estados Unidos, según una fuente familiarizada con la planificación. Se espera que Kushner
Continue Reading By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Commerce Department says it is investigating whether imports of solar panels from Southeast Asia are circumventing anti-dumping rules that restrict direct imports from China. Clean energy leaders say the investigation, which could result in retroactive tariffs of up to 240%, would severely hinder the U.S. solar
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN Español) — El pleno de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de Honduras ratificó la extradición del expresidente Juan Orlando Hernández, confirmó a CNN Melvin Duarte, portavoz del Poder Judicial. Estados Unidos solicitó en enero a Honduras la entrega de Hernández, que enfrenta cargos relacionados con el tráfico de drogas. El exmandatario, que
Continue Reading By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies manager Joe Girardi feels pitching around the majors during the month of April will be a battle of attrition. The Phillies open the regular season at home on April 8 against the Oakland Athletics, the first of 13 straight days of games. Girardi said
Continue Reading By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — For a few weeks, the Indianapolis Colts had a huge void at quarterback. Then the Deshaun Watson carousel began spinning, and soon enough, Matt Ryan was available. Colts coach Frank Reich couldn’t contain his enthusiasm about Ryan on Monday morning as AFC coaches
Continue Reading By THERESA SMITH Associated Press MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Eric Thames who has played baseball in Canada, Venezuela, Japan, South Korea, six MLB organizations, Pepperdine University and two community colleges since starring at shortstop at Bellarmine College Prep in San Jose, California. Now at 35, following an injury-shortened season overseas, Thames is in camp with
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Fire Department crews responded to 3008 Louisville Avenue in Central El Paso just after 12:16 p.m. Fire crews were able to extinguish the fire within minutes. Firefighters also pulled a puppy of the house. No injuries were reported. Fire investigators continue to look for the cause of the fire
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN At the young age of 14, Tyre Sampson mapped out his future: play professional football and buy his mom a house, according to his father Yarnell Sampson. Those aspirations were cut short Thursday when Sampson died after falling from the FreeFall drop tower ride at ICON Park in Orlando, Florida. The
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The command center in Qatar for the upcoming World Cup is all quiet and calm. By November, however, it will be at the heart of operations for the most high-profile sporting event to be staged in the Middle East. The Associated Press has a
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Continue Reading By Stella Chan and Eric Levenson, CNN A 70-year-old man imprisoned for the 1976 kidnapping of a bus full of children has been approved for parole, according to spokesperson Joe Orlando of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Frederick Newhall Woods, 70, was one of three men who kidnapped 26 children and their
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EL PASO, Texas – Special Traffic Investigators (STI) responded to the 7100 block of Chino Drive in East El Paso on March 21. STI officers found 50-year-old Hector Mario Chavez had been struck and killed by a motorcycle as he was walking on the roadway. Police say the motorcyclist fled the scene on foot, but
Continue Reading By JILL COLVIN, ERIC TUCKER and BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump last week filed a sprawling lawsuit accusing his 2016 rival Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party. He accused them conspiring to sink his winning presidential campaign by alleging ties to Russia. It’s the latest example of a
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco, CNN Looking for ways to fund its spending plans, the White House is turning to a familiar target: billionaires and other super-wealthy Americans. As part of its budget proposal for fiscal year 2023, the Biden administration is pushing a measure that seeks to ensure that those worth more than
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By Jennifer Gray, CNN It’s been less than a week since deadly storms impacted the Deep South, and once again we are looking at the potential for the same areas to get more severe storms. Last Monday, tornadoes swept through towns just north of Austin and killed a woman north of Dallas when her home
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew and Leah Asmelash, CNN So … those Oscars were somethin’, huh? Though a certain slap heard around the world may have stolen the show, this year’s Academy Awards were full of moments that filled us with joy and even moved us to tears. From Troy Kotsur’s history-making win to a full performance
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